Manage RBS in SharePoint 2013

Summary:Learn about Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) and how to manage RBS in SharePoint 2013.

Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) is an add-on feature pack for SQL Server 2008. RBS is designed to move the storage of binary large objects (BLOBs) from database servers to commodity storage solutions. If the content databases in SharePoint 2013 are 4 gigabytes (GB) or larger, consider using RBS as part of your data storage solution.

This article is a conceptual overview of how RBS works with SQL Server 2008 Express and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express. It contains important information about RBS features and providers. We strongly recommend that you read this article before you implement RBS.

This article provides information to help you decide whether to use Remote BLOB Storage (RBS) in a SharePoint 2013 environment, and if you use RBS, to understand the benefits and costs of using RBS in your environment.